Posts Tagged "Ceylon"

March 15, 2015 brought is to Colombo in Sri Lanka formally known as Ceylon. Today we rode around the city to take in the sights. Leaving the port there is the Port control tower that is shaped like a giant stupa. The architecture of Colombo is a mixture of Moroccan and Colonial as well as todays modern buildings. Being very religious, there are many Buddhas located throughout the city. We stopped in the National Museum which housed many of the antiquities of Sri Lanka. The Gangaramaya Temple complex in the heart of the city had many Buddha statues in various styles, from Thai through Sri...

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When we retired and moved to Florida from Bellport,Long Island, NY, we began to cruise more and for longer periods of time. Our travels have taken us up the Amazon, around South America and the Antarctic, North Africa, the Mediterranean, Black Seas and the South Pacific. In 2014, 2015 and 2016 we circumnavigated the earth. We hope you enjoy some of our images and that they can help in planning your own dreams.